From the land to the table in an increasingly sustainable manner: the green revolution of Orogel, Italy's leading agricultural cooperative in the production of fresh frozen vegetables, accelerates thanks to the partnership with Gruppo Hera, one of Italy's largest multi-utility companies, which today led to the
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'The transfer of resources for organic farming from the first to the second pillar of the SPP (Strategic Plan of the CAP) was an excellent, non-trivial choice. In this way we are finally talking about the demarcation of the sector even if the CAP resources are not enough. The future of the sector's income
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Bad weather hit Mediterranean Spain heavily during this past weekend with thunderstorms accompanied by hail. Among the worst affected areas were the Valencian community (especially in the provinces of Almería and Granada) and the Murcia region. read more

Until now, there was a big absentee in ready-to-eat fruit salads: the banana. The handling of the fruit, which tends to blacken quickly, has always seemed too complicated for fourth-range companies. read more

Preserving business income in the context of adverse weather phenomena, which are increasing in frequency and with increasingly incisive and catastrophic effects. A difficult challenge for all involved. For insurance companies, which see economic indicators worsening
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The business missions of the delegation of Mercabarna, the wholesale market of Barcelona, represented by the managing body and some wholesalers, organised by Fedagromercati-Confcommercio and Agem, the association of fruit and vegetable wholesalers of
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Parlapiano Sicilia was the protagonist of the Tgr Buongiorno Regione, Sicily Edition (click here to see the interview at about minute 11.20), in the part dedicated to the extraordinary excellences that the Ribera territory offers, such as the Ribera Dop Orange and the Pera Coscia. read more

The total turnover of agricultural cooperatives in Trentino exceeds 1.3 billion euro, slightly down from 1,375 in 2021 (-3.8%). The wine sector (602 million turnover compared to 578 in 2021) and the dairy sector (142 million compared to 131) are doing well; read more

When consumption trends are as clear-cut and long-lasting as they are for fruit and vegetables, it is certainly the elements we call 'fundamentals' in marketing jargon that are lacking. That for fruit and vegetables the 'fundamentals', i.e. the knowledge and perceptions that drive
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For about ten days now, it has felt like autumn because of the bad weather that has affected the whole of Italy - especially the north - and the forecasts do not promise anything good for the week that has just begun either. If, on the one hand, the rains have been a real blessing, given the
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Reading the 12 May piece by Roberto Della Casa in Italiafruit News (click here to read it again) made my heart grow fonder!    read more

Discouraging data for the EU tomato sector emerged from the report on tomatoes given at the contact group meeting of representatives from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain on 4 and 5 May in Piré-Chancé, near Rennes. The forecasts for the campaign
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Watermelons and melons, the symbolic fruits of the summer season, are popping up in the general markets and on the shelves of Italian supermarkets. "It will be a year of increased production," says Luciana Botticelli, president and sales manager of Cooperativa Botticelli in
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Spain can count on EUR 2.19 billion in anti-drought funds. The figure was allocated by the decree-law approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers last week. read more

A year has passed since the initiative that saw 50 employees of the fruit and vegetable departments of the Roman chain Ce.Di Gros (department heads, buyers, quality managers) hosted by VIPin Val Venosta, where they received comprehensive information on apples and specific training on how to present them and
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Under the 'television' direction of Antonella Clerici, guest of honour at the MD 2023 'Workinspire' Convention held on Sunday 7 May at the company's Cortenuova headquarters, the more than 850 store managers and office staff present concluded the proceedings by wishing loudly
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'The Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia is the first citrus fruit collective brand with the Sicily brand registered in China'. This was announced by the president Federica Argentati(in photo), after receiving the official protocol. "I believe that the District has equipped itself with a
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A special decree-law to tackle, quickly and with exceptional instruments, the extraordinarily difficult situation in Emilia-Romagna after the terrible floods at the beginning of May. This is the request-appeal contained in a letter to Prime Minister Giorgia
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Almaverde Bio's Island number 50 opens in one of the largest and best known fruit and vegetable display areas in Italy, at the Ipercoop le Mura in Ferrara. The Island is characterised by a size of 11 square metres with the Almaverde Bio brand and assisted sales in the shop-in-shop format. read more

There is an increased alert in Italy for a new lepidopteran pest that has been reported in the country. It is Platynota stultana, a member of the Tortricidae family and native to North America, whose larvae cause economic damage to a wide range of crops; read more